The department of Mass communication, kwara state university, Malete plans to hold her first professional day in conjunction with the Mass communication students’ association (MACOSA).
The summit which is titled “MEDIA, FAKE NEWS AND 2019 GENERAL ELECTION” has been scheduled to hold on the 12th of April, 2019.
According to the department association’s president, Comrade Daranijo Habib who report that “the essence of the summit is to sensitize student journalist about the concept of fake news, it consequences and the effect in the past 2019 general election”
Comrade Daranijo added that “fake news has been part of the ruling contingency in the reportage pattern of many journalists today”
The president also noted that “the summit aims to bring three key media personnel, Sam Omatseye, Dr. Abubakar Jimoh and Chief Mrs. Moji Makanjuola from print and broadcast who are to talk to the students concerning fake news aim in the current media world because they are lots of new session journalists, bloggers who don’t have any ethical knowledge on the field of journalism.
The press club chairman and 400 level student of the department, Mr. Adedayo James expressed his view on the summit saying that the department has geared up a brilliant idea for the summit because most people who posed themselves to be an independent journalist have left audience in the darkness of truth and this has put many professional media organizations and journalist in hurdles.
Also a 200 level student of mass communication Odofin Ridwanullah added his view saying that “the summit is actually a good idea specially to tutor students who are training to be future journalist on news gathering but will be of good if such summit can also be arranged for media audiences who especially depends on it as their source of information”.

It is a pity that money has been valued more than love and it’s so sad we prayed for money and make it the basis of our coexistence not love. Nowadays, money has been the chase rather than love. The rich befriends one another and leave the needy to search for their types, Where is the love?
Surprisingly, women chase their future partners not because of love or affection but because they are entice by his wealth and money, they trapped themselves in the name of money. However, they later resulted to divorce when their reinforcements (money) is no more and they begin to see so many faults in a small thing that love can help to endure.
Amazingly, a friendship that was built on money with flawless eyes, when the money cease , what do they have to offer themselves? Seems it’s hatred, because their flawless eyes would have evaporated with the money and they begin to see so many faults in a small thing that love can help to endure.
I tell you, if you are well furnished, people will love you even your enemies,. My friend don’t be carried away thinking they truly loved you, once you lack and you are lagging behind, you wouldn’t find even a single person. Listen, that portrays they love your money not you because your respect would have vanished with your money and they begin to see so many faults in a small thing that love can help to endure.
I’m very sure if Dangote runs down now, his chanting will stop because his fame would be supressed because he is penniless. Better say, who is then the rich Abiola now? Does he still get smile from people when his name is mentioned? Or, does he get often prayer from Folks? No! Only if he is buried in his mansion and not a mere six feet.
It’s so sadden how ladies think, once guys get them all they want means they truly love them and vice versa. Procuring iPhone for them confirms the love is unshakable. You will see them saying “I Cannot marry a man who doesn’t have money” “I can’t have a poor friend” “he must build a mansion for me before he marries me” “he must give a tangible thing for my bride price” and so on. But few hearty say “promise to love me forever ” “I love you ” “remember me in all your dealings” ” I want to see the zenith of love and passion in you ” “you inspire me”, is there any? All this is not only what you say with lips because it’s very deceptive, but what your eyes and heart cry and bleed just to say it. But why don’t we embrace love and not mere money and possession that can vanish anytime. Love sticks to the heart, money stays in the eyes.

Seeing brethren fight and kill themselves all because of money is totally out of it. Can’t you see money has supersede the love?
Take for instance, a home where love is shared they tend to live peacefully and happily, compare to a home where all they think of is money and luxurious life. Love makes life prosperous and worthy not money. Love buys everything including attention and care. What can money buy? Than pride, attraction and fake love.
Come to think of it, a heart filled with love can be controlled but a mind will money can never be controlled, because it’s full of pride and ego. You can go to any extreme for love, you can also do it for money but with doubts and regrets together with greediness.
You know what love is?
Love is a feeling and affection you have towards one another, To love is to support. Love is when you have nothing to offer than your heart as an offer. Love is to care for people, love is to believe in hardship and continue swimming even when you have no ship at the shore nor there is a sign of land . Love is when you discover delight from a situation (Good or Bad). Love is knowing someone’s flaws and still tries to overlook it. Love is true. Love is invaluable. Love is to have space in people’s hearts. Love is to conquer people’s heart.
But money is a valuable thing that has been used to buy love. Money has replaced the love I support.
I say that money has no space in heart! Money has no space in heart!! I repeat that three times, Money has no space in heart!!! It’s
Just attraction if I could say.

Nowadays, 70% of parents believe that smart phones are negatively impacting the youths relationships, social skills and attention span. But, the good news is they have ignited popularity in photography and globally change the ability to take and share high quality images. Whether using a traditional camera or a smart phone, lets celebrate the many rewards photography offers pre-teens, teens and youths in general. Among these are the benefits they may develop from photography.

CREATIVITY:
Picture-taking (photography) encourages creativity such as looking for a fresh angle, interesting lighting or a close up of a small detail. In photography, if a photo turns out to be a mistake, then it appears more unique and appealing than originally anticipated, this teaches the creative process and openness to risk-taking.

APPRECIATION OF BEAUTY IN NATURE:
Taking pictures with camera helps view the environment in a new way and increases admiration of the outdoors. Nowadays, photography focuses more about nature and its beauty. For example taking photos of the sky when its dark and light, forest, river, Greenland and so on. A photographer sees that everything is worth appreciation.

MINDFULNESS:
Walking with ones camera frequently increases observatinal skills and the awareness of color intensity and how the light in a given moment impacts the subject.

CONFIDENCE:
Learning to take artistic photos that tell a story are skills that may build a sense of perfection. For those who may not see themselves as artists, this is an easy way to participate in art and will likely grow pride.

DECISION MAKING SKILLS:
Each photographer chooses the subject matter linking to opportunities for decision making.This gives them c5jance to think vivdly before taking a picture and after taking it, before posting and feedback from the viewers.This is a chance to improve impulse control skills.

SELF-EXPRESSION:
People of all ages take pictures of places, people and events that are important to them, so photography allows them to communicate what they find interesting, funny, cool or beautiful. If they choose to post these images along with a written statement or descriptive hashtags, they also convey their ideas and feelings about the photos.

VERBAL SKILLS:
Those who do not have strong social skills may use picture-taking at a party or event as a conversation starter. For the more adventurous street photographer, asking permission to photograph people or their pets or children encourages dialogue.

REFLECTION:
Images are sometimes used in the future to recall memories and reflect on the past so therefore it needs careful thoughts or consideration as well as the feelings the images creates. Photography is a good thing, though too much of photography or pretty much anything is NOT a good thing. Always seeing the world through the cell phone camera and needing to share every moment could become excessive.

PHOTOGRAPHY IS LIFE.

]]>http://kwasutimes.com.ng/2019/04/11/the-positivity-of-photography/feed/0DEPRESSION IS REAL BUT SUICIDE IS NOT AN OPTIONhttp://kwasutimes.com.ng/2019/04/11/depression-is-real-but-suicide-is-not-an-option/
http://kwasutimes.com.ng/2019/04/11/depression-is-real-but-suicide-is-not-an-option/#respondThu, 11 Apr 2019 16:52:43 +0000http://kwasutimes.com.ng/?p=1649By Balkis A Ojo

I know it’s hard right now but please keep your head up
I know it’s rough but I believe things will get better
You are a price, a gift and a treasure
And I believe that you are gonna rise above the pressure
Think before you do it
You wanna end it all but is it really worth it?
I know life isn’t perfect but you have a purpose
You want to make that choice
You want to overdose
But I refuse to see you go, I will hold you close
And when you’re feeling weak
You can lean on me
And don’t you dare give up
You’ve got a destiny
Please open up your eyes
You have to stay alive
I refuse to see you go commit suicide
Think of all your friends and family
Would they be happy to see your dead body?
-O.J

]]>http://kwasutimes.com.ng/2019/04/11/depression-is-real-but-suicide-is-not-an-option/feed/0VERBAL ABUSE: OUR NEW FORM OF SLAVERYhttp://kwasutimes.com.ng/2019/04/11/verbal-abuse-our-new-form-of-slavery/
http://kwasutimes.com.ng/2019/04/11/verbal-abuse-our-new-form-of-slavery/#respondThu, 11 Apr 2019 16:24:13 +0000http://kwasutimes.com.ng/?p=1633By Blessing Toluwase Aiyenigba
Visible chains and shackles are in extinct in the world of slavery,in the 21st century, I mean this computer age our involvement in the new form of slavery (verbal abuse) as gone haywire, so bad that we even use negative words to correct ourselves!Sach-Ericsson said “the old saying about sticks and stone was wrong. Names will forever hurt you”. Ignorantly, we chain emotions, independence, happiness, confidence, self-esteem, freedom and many more with the use of negative word words, curse words or body language to cause pain and depression to someone else,without knowing the bad effects of our act.
Abuse according to Oxford dictionary isImproper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; misuse; perversion.Physical or verbal maltreatment; injury.
Forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another,An unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom; offense; crime; fault.Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language.
Verbal Abuse is a emotional abuse in which the use of words or body language that can cause the other person pain and depression.
Maybe if we are aware of the effects of verbal Abuse on both the user and the victim we will want to curb this act. Both young, old, adults victim suffer from negative self image, fear, lack of self-esteem, depression and sometimes it can lead to suicidal act.
The effects on the side of the user (oppressor) is that the victim will lack trust in them, even when they show love to the victim, the victim won’t trust their act because of fear of repetition of the abuse. The wrong impression we get when we abuse verbally is that we feel the victim felt sorry and sober for what he’s being blame for or what he or she has done but rather those words kills their voice! kills their self-esteem and confidence!
I beseech thee; Don’t ill their emotions with your words, Don’t kill their confidence with your words,Don’t Bury their self-esteem with your words!!! Before you talk think about the old saying ” be sure to taste your word before you spit them out”.
]]>http://kwasutimes.com.ng/2019/04/11/verbal-abuse-our-new-form-of-slavery/feed/0TIPS ON HOW TO STAY HEALTHY ON A BUDGEThttp://kwasutimes.com.ng/2019/04/11/tips-on-how-to-stay-healthy-on-a-budget/
http://kwasutimes.com.ng/2019/04/11/tips-on-how-to-stay-healthy-on-a-budget/#respondThu, 11 Apr 2019 15:33:07 +0000http://kwasutimes.com.ng/?p=1631By Oluwafemi Jeremiah Towoju

Making a few simple lifestyle adjustments, without spending any money, or little amount of money can make a huge difference to your health and may well be easier to maintain in the long term, being cost effective and self-directed. Here are some tips on creating a healthy lifestyle which is sustainable and budget friendly below.

1. Plan Your Meals
Making food decisions at the point when you’re ready to eat can mean you opt for something quick and convenient, and anything cheap is usually not going to be particularly nutritious or satisfying. Meal planning makes life easier many ways, including having ingredients in the fridge or kitchen you can whip together, it is quicker than the time it takes to head to the shops and back or to get takeaway food. It also allows you to economize ingredients across multiple dishes which means you spend less and waste less food. The additional benefit is that you can plan meals which will provide enough protein, vitamins and minerals so you’ll be satiated throughout the day and more energetic, reducing the need to purchase additional snacks for an energy hit.

2. Shop At local Markets
Buying fresh foods can seem expensive, but compared to packaged or processed foods, the key nutrients they provide are far more valuable. Produce bought at local Markets generally lasts longer and is cheaper than fruit and vegetables available at larger grocery chains. One of the key reasons is the produce is seasonal and far fresher, not having to be frozen or travel great distances. Heading to the local Markets just before they close means you can get a range of fresh foods at slashed prices when sellers are trying to get rid of extra produce.

3. Get Creative With Food Waste
You can start a garden: Grow whatever you can in the space you have. There are so many vegetables and herbs that can grow in a variety of environments,Growing your own vegetables and herbs means you’ll always have something fresh on hand to add flavor and substance to your meals and you can pick exactly what you need.

4. Drink water:
A seemingly obvious one, but drinking water is one of the cheapest and most important things we can do for our health. A small investment in a durable water bottle will mean you can avoid dishing out a couple of Naira each time you get thirsty on the go! Not drinking enough water can make us feel like we are hungry, More water throughout the day may also help to curb extra spending on snacks.

5. Exercise For Free
Exercise can be done anywhere at anytime even while you work if you’re creative enough! Some ideas for cheap and impacting exercise include:
i. Walking instead of catching public transport or driving. (If you have a longer commute, try getting off a few stops earlier or parking further from your destination.)
ii. Go for a long walk or run in your neighborhood.
ii. Hikes , check out nature walks and hiking areas near you. Hikes are great for the body and mind!

6. Creative And Mental Balance
To improve your overall well-being, spiritual well-being and mental stimulation are crucial. Taking care of these needs doesn’t have to cost much at all! Seeing friends, checking out free entertainment including music and comedy, reading, engaging in creative pursuits like drawing and playing an instrument are all activities that have an important place in a healthy lifestyle and can even balance and improve prospects of healthy eating and exercise. As more of your physical and emotional needs are met, the better you feel overall and the more motivated you’ll be to maintain balance and sustainable health.

You want to tell me you are not involved?Or do you want to tell me you have not been in d system qif corruption? No, you are cleared.
Many of bus are corrupt yet we claim it is only politician who are involved.
Charity the say begins from home and a child which one don’t train will definitely tarnish the family’s imageimage. The family as the smallest unit of the society enhance and build corruption.
The parent has the first teacher of a child do not help manner when they support the buying and selling of question papers, they forget that success do not come easily. Most parents who do not do this, support there children registering at miracle centres. What type if legacies do such parents want to leave for their children………. Corrupt society!
Children on their own part go on and on to their parent. What a corrupt world! Children claim their lecturers/teachers ask them to buy text books which do not exist or even manipulate books such as DIC, TION, NARY, what a pity!.
Religious leaders are not left out, when all they do is to preach prosperity and not discipline. Worship centre( church and mosque) are turned into donation places(extortion places) how do members get their money is non of their business, Alas!! The world is coming to an end.
To our elected leaders who have been chosen to represent the people at the top but all they do is to top their own pockets. They have their heads at home and their tail abroad.
If this goes on and on what’s is he future of this country going to look like? When will the youths become useful leaders of tomorrow?.
THINK TWICE……….CORRUPTION BEGINS FROM YOU.

Crop yields are an essential aspect of every farmers day, impacting how profitable their farmland can be. Learning how to improve crop yields is key to successful farming, and access to new technologies and planting methods has given farmers an opportunity increase crop production the key to maintaining the long term sustainability of their farm.
The concept of high-performance agriculture is key in understanding the importance of crop yields. How much you can produce within a given amount of land is essentially how efficient you are as a farmer. In todays economy, being able to do things efficiently is as important as ever. The farmer wants to ensure that he is maximizing his space and the land he worked to cultivate.
Everything you do on your farm has consequences, and in order to learn how to increase crop production and crop yield, you will have to approach each decision with a concentrated amount of study and analysis. This doesnt mean that you cant try something, fail, and learn, but it does mean that attempts to increase efficiency could affect your bottom line.
Consider your crops like the ingredients in a recipe; the quality of your soil, your seeds, and your planting practices will determine the overall strength of the final product the crops you are growing. A crop like corn benefits from using strong hybrid seed with the strength to sustain conditions and maximize yields. The science behind seeds has greatly improved, but there are still techniques and methods to increase your overall efficiency on the farm. The best strategy to use to increase yields is: if your soil is ready, start planting.

The Vice-Chancellor, Kwara State University, Malete, Professor AbdulRasheed Na’Allah, has given the approval to the Mass Communication Students´ Association (MACOSA) to execute her first physical project in the University.

The President of the association, Comrade Habeeb Daranijo, made this known yesterday in an interview with our correspondent after a closed door meeting with the Director of Works, Engr. Wahab Ayinla.

He stressed that the Vice Chancellor is very happy about the new development in the association and showed keen interest in the project.

He described the project as six sets of concrete sitting slab which will be situated at the left front side of the College of Information and Communication Technology.

Daranijo explained that the project, when completed, would serve as a relaxation point for students after their lectures,

According to him, the project has been contracted to a firm working with A&K Construction Company which is handling some of the major projects in the University.

The president commended the Head of Mass Communication Department, Dr. Isiaka Aliagan, for his contribution towards the development of the association.

He then called on all students and staff of the department to keep supporting the administration for more achievements.

]]>http://kwasutimes.com.ng/2019/03/03/macosa-gets-vcs-nod-for-varsity-project-by-adegboye-mumeen/feed/0Mass Communication Department is now one big family – HODhttp://kwasutimes.com.ng/2018/12/09/mass-communication-department-is-now-one-big-family-hod/
http://kwasutimes.com.ng/2018/12/09/mass-communication-department-is-now-one-big-family-hod/#respondSun, 09 Dec 2018 15:32:26 +0000http://kwasutimes.com.ng/?p=1606Dr. Isiaka Zubair Aliagan, is the Acting Head, Department of Mass Communication, College of Information and Communication Technology, Kwara State University, Malete. Since he assumed office about a year ago, the department has witnessed a lot of transformations, as captured in this interview with Adegboye Mumeen, Abdulhameed Abdulsamad, Iwaluwa Rose Mary and Temitope Salawu. Excerpts:

What has been your experience so far as the Acting Head, Department of Mass Communication?

So far so good; I came in as the HOD on January 17, 2018. At that time, there were different issues on ground ranging from missing results, core course registration for students and so on. Immediately I went to work by calling on students who had issues with their results to write letters to the HOD, through their academic advisers, explaining the details of their problems. Thereafter, we started acting on the letters received, totaling over 100 from students at different levels. We also inherited problem having to do with 2016/2017 academic session. Some of the students had issues for not sitting for examinations in core courses and this issue had gone to the panel set up by the university to investigate such matters.
It was one of the critical problems we have faced, because up to this moment, we are still sorting out some of those issues. Some of the students are claiming someone gave them verbal instruction not to register those courses. Unfortunately, in the university record as presented by the department, there are many courses that are grouped under core courses and some under electives and part of the requirements for graduation is that you must sit for exam in all the core courses which some of the students have one or two courses standing against them. So, we are still working with the Student Disciplinary Committee that took up the matter, to resolve those issues.
As for the case of missing grades, we have done more than 90 per cent of that. By the end of this semester, we want to see a situation whereby there will not be any issue concerning missing grades at all.

Sir, we heard that the department has gotten a full accreditation from NUC, what are those things you put in place to achieve this?

At the time I came in, we were preparing for accreditation and when that came up, we had issues with inadequate documentation. There were some files dealing with results and some other issues on staff and student matters that we were lacking. We went to task by sourcing for the entire documents by putting them in appropriate files so that whenever we needed anything, we could go there and pick it up. Also, in the area of staffing, we had inadequate staff when I came in. We wrote a proposal to the administration that we lacked adequate staff to take the programmes we offer, such as regular, professional degree, part-term, Top-up and the MSc, which we started when I came in as Acting HoD. Fortunately, our request was expeditiously granted by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor AbdulRasheed Na’Allah. By and large, we have done very well but I know we still have a long way to go. However, I believe very soon, we shall get to the Promised Land.

The Vice-Chancellor had a visit to the College and announced that the Federal Government had granted the license for KWASU Radio. What are the preparations for the radio to kick start?

I want to believe that very soon, KWASU Radio and Television will be on air. On the 4th June, 2016, we did a test run transmission of the radio and it was received from several towns of the state but because of license, we don’t want to go to full operation but since then, the university management has been working towards the approval of the license.
During the last visit of the Vice-Chancellor to the College, he announced that approval had been given for the issuing of the license. What is left is to just issue the letter and the license will be given. I believe what is left is small compared to what we have gone through in the past. Very soon, the Radio and TV will go on air. Don’t forget the license is community license for the TV and Radio for the sake of broadcasting for the community. But our own studio is still intact for practical. I announced during the First Departmental Congress recently that students should practicalise what they learnt on IT in the studio that is set already. We are only waiting for the booster to enable the reception to be sharp and clear. I want to believe the booster has been ordered for.

MACOSA as a Student Association, what is its contribution to the development of the Department?

MACOSA is a very dependable student association and we are very proud of the activities and programmes of MACOSA. MACOSA has been very supportive, in terms of equipping the department to complement what has been provided by the university management; the narrow casting is supported by MACOSA by providing some facilities to enable transmission of practical and production done in the studio and to be received in different departments within the college. By the grace of God, in the next few days, the narrow casting will begin full operation and we thank MACOSA for the support.

On the issue of staff, what can you say about the department lecturers?

At a point in time, Mass Communication was the talk of the entire KWASU, whereby people believe that lots of things are going on in the department whereby students and staff were involved in an internal crisis. When I came as the HOD in January 2018, I was part of the crisis in the past, even though the bulk of it happened when I was abroad pursuing my second Ph.D. programme. When I came in, the issue got to the peak and led to the departure of some lecturers. Few people believe when I came in, the crisis would be worse but I believe in one thing that we all came from different environments but our major purpose of coming here is to work.
The university is a public institution and everyone of us has the duty and responsibility to work according to the tenet of our employment. So, I discouraged the continuation of this kind of crisis by ensuring that rumor mongering, gossip and the kind of intrigues and scheming obtained in the past were thrown into the dustbin of history. I make sure I relate with everyone on equal terms. I don’t allow disunity and indignity. I make sure I carry everyone along in the course of doing the work. Of course, you may think when I came in “we became fewer” so there is no need of continuation of any fighting. If I came in with that kind of mindset that people had in the past, we would be having the same issue that happened in the past but now in Mass Communication Department, we act as one big family. Of course, we emphasize work; there has been no time to even rest, so there is no time for any fight.
I can tell you since I came in, there has been no day for rest after the 2017/2018 graduation, as we participated successfully in the summer programme. And up till now, we are still working on supplementary list. None of our results is outstanding except those who have one problem or the other.

What is the contribution of the Vice-Chancellor to the growth of the department?

The Vice-Chancellor is the pillar of the institution; he has been the only VC so far in the history of KWASU and don’t forget he is leaving after the completion of his second tenure of five years by July next year.
There is this saying that he is the most senior VC in any Nigerian university, because the maximum numbers of years any Vice-Chancellor can spend in any institution is five years but the Kwara state government was gracious enough to give him the second term, because as the foundation Vice -Chancellor, they wanted him to fully implement some of the ideas and the programmes that he had for the university. I can say boldly that everything you see in KWASU today is by the grace of God and the grace of the VC because all the structures and facilities we have in place were by his ingenuity and of course, the support of the government.
If he didn’t have the vision and the foresight to initiate what we have on ground, perhaps it would have been difficult to have what we are having now but today, look at what we have on ground; people who come to the university think that the university had been founded for more than 20 years. You can go to other universities of the same age as KWASU and I bet you, you will be overwhelmed with what we have here compared with what others have. The Vice-Chancellor has done quite a lot in the university, particularly this college as one of the foundation colleges in the university.
The love for College of Information and Communication Technology has made him done his best to make sure we have everything that we deserve in this college right from the inception. This shows the kind of love he has for the college and the school at large.

What advice do you have for the students?

I want to believe that from the day of resumption, you prepare yourself for exam because if you look at the structure of the exam timetable, it’s structured one way approximately the same hour that you spend during a course, is the same number of hours you are going to use in writing your examination. That buttresses the argument some people are making that if you sit for courses in one week, then you should be able to sit for examination of those courses in one week. That is the philosophy behind one week exam in KWASU.
I want to urge students to read very well and to be sincere with themselves. They should do what they are expected to do, so they will not have any cause to regret.